Antonyms for tense

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tens

Phonetic Transcription : tɛns

Definition of tense

Origin : "stretched tight," 1660s, from Latin tensus, past participle of tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "in a state of nervous tension" is first recorded 1821.

adj tight, stretched
adj under stress, pressure

Example sentences :

Instead, only a tense horror that touched to the roots of emotion.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

"I don't understand this," said Linda, white lipped and tense.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

They stood before him palpitating like birds, poised, tense for flight.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

How tense they both had been, how afraid of each other, how she had irritated him!
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

The irregularity of the proceeding was unnoticed in the tense excitement.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

He waited, every nerve and fibre of him tense for her answer.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

My memory is good, and I waited in tense eagerness for the phrase that came next.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

They were accustomed to these outbursts of her tense little nature and said no more.
Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

She glanced up, and even in the gloom she noticed how white and tense was his face.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

All tense and trembling with eagerness and desire, he mastered his instinct and stood still.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Synonyms for tense

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